[09/14/20]
Posted on September 14, 2020 in COVID-19 Daily Updates, Health Law News
Published by: Hall Render
On Friday, September 11, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced revisions to its initial Rule implementing the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (“EPSLA”) and the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (“EFMLEA”) under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”). The “Revised Rule” goes into effect on Wednesday, September 16, 2020.... READ MORE
Tags: DOL, EFMLEA, EPSLA, FFCRA, Health Care Employers, Revised Rule
[06/01/20]
Posted on June 1, 2020 in COVID-19 Daily Updates, Health Law News
Published by: Hall Render
As Shelter-in-Place Orders are relaxed, employers are able to resume varying degrees of pre‑COVID‑19 operations subject to a myriad of state, county and sometimes city government recommendations and/or requirements. However, covered employers remain subject to the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (“EPSLA”) and the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (“EFMLA”). Both of... READ MORE
Tags: COVID-19, EFMLA, Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act, Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act, EPSLA
[05/01/20]
Posted on May 1, 2020 in Health Law News
Published by: Hall Render
As federal, state and local governments began passing a slew of new rules and regulations in response to COVID-19, employers almost immediately found themselves attempting to navigate uncharted waters in an effort to avoid noncompliance with these newly enacted laws. A recent investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) brings a little more... READ MORE
Tags: COVID-19, DOL, Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act, EPSLA, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, FFCRA
[04/06/20]
Posted on April 6, 2020 in HR Insights for Health Care
Published by: Hall Render
Just as the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) went into effect on April 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued its “Temporary Rule: Paid Leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act” (“Temporary Rule.”) This Temporary Rule was published in the Federal Register on Monday, April 6, 2020, and provides some... READ MORE
Tags: COVID-19, EFMLA, EPSLA, Family Medical Leave Act, FFCRA, FMLA
[03/24/20]
Posted on March 24, 2020 in Health Law News
Published by: Hall Render
On Friday, March 20, 2020, the Treasury Department (“Treasury”), Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and the Department of Labor (“Labor”) issued a news release that offered very preliminary information about the implementation plan for the paid leave and related payroll tax credit provisions contained in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “Act”), which was... READ MORE
Tags: EFMLA, Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act, Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act, EPSLA, Internal Revenue Service, IRS
[03/19/20]
Posted on March 19, 2020 in HR Insights for Health Care
Published by: Hall Render
On Wednesday, March 18, 2020, President Trump signed the Emergency Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) into law. Among other things, the new law creates the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act and the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act, each of which creates excused time off and paid leave for certain employees dealing... READ MORE
Tags: EFMLA, Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act, EPSLA, FMLA
